An ex-convict is tracked down by his estranged teenage son, and the pair try to build a relationship and life together in Seattle.
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John Boylan | ... | Janitor |
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Jack Kelson | |
| Edward Furlong | ... | Nick Kelson | |
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Greg Sevigny | ... | Young Jack |
| Jayne Entwistle | ... | Monique | |
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Willie Williams | ... | The Gospel Fireballs |
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Roosevelt Franklin | ... | The Gospel Fireballs |
| Melvyn Hayward | ... | Normandy | |
| Don Harvey | ... | Rainey | |
| Kit McDonough | ... | Landlady | |
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Wren Walker | ... | Lisa |
| Cristine McMurdo-Wallis | ... | School Administrator | |
| Lucinda Jenney | ... | Charlotte | |
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Charlotte London | ... | Flo |
| Loyd Catlett | ... | Vernon the Bartender | |
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After leaving jail, Jack Kelson wants to live a normal life. He rents a small flat, moves in with his son Nick and tries to get a steady job. But then a former friend steps into his life again. Written by Markus Lasermann <mslaserm@trick.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de>
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7 May 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
American Heart - Die zweite Chance See more »Filming Locations:
Seattle, Washington, USAEdit
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$10,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$5,549, 9 May 1993, Limited ReleaseGross USA:
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Nick Kelson: Nothin'.
[Finds a pair of women's pumps in Nick's suitcase]
Nick Kelson: Gimme those, they're mine.
Jack Kelson: What the hell? You a fruiter?
Nick Kelson: No, they're not mine, they're for somebody else.
Jack Kelson: Where'd you get the money for these? You steal em?
Nick Kelson: No, I didn't...
Jack Kelson: Yeah, you did too, for her right? Huh?
[Jack lifts the women's pumps and Marijuana drops out of them]
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Composed by Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
Performed by Michael White
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Near the end of the movie, the ferry is leaving Seattle (towards Bainbridge Island or Bremerton). However a few seconds later we see the boat wake with the Olympic Mountains in the distance indicating the boat is headed towards Seattle, not away from it. See more »Quotes
Jack Kelson: What ya got there Nick?Nick Kelson: Nothin'.
[Finds a pair of women's pumps in Nick's suitcase]
Nick Kelson: Gimme those, they're mine.
Jack Kelson: What the hell? You a fruiter?
Nick Kelson: No, they're not mine, they're for somebody else.
Jack Kelson: Where'd you get the money for these? You steal em?
Nick Kelson: No, I didn't...
Jack Kelson: Yeah, you did too, for her right? Huh?
[Jack lifts the women's pumps and Marijuana drops out of them]
[...]
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Featured in At the Movies: Lost in Yonkers/Carnosaur/American Heart/Posse/The Story of Qiu Ju (1993) See more »Soundtracks
Cocktails For TwoComposed by Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
Performed by Michael White
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AMERICAN HEART (1993) **** Jeff Bridges, Edward Furlong, Don Harvey, Tracey Kapisky. Bleak yet truthful look at a father/son relationship in a world of despair. Bridges gives a modulatedly depicted performance as an ex-con fresh from jail and confronted with his teenage son, who is also on the path of hard knocks. Great rapport between Bridges and Furlong as well as a hopeless demise that maintains despite its moments of carefree aimlessness. Bridges co-produced as well.